Nick is from Texas and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Nick doesn’t have “one favorite memory in particular, but all of our gatherings outside of the studios always made me feel a sense of family. Especially grilling for y’all.”
Jessie is from Texas and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Jessie’s favorite memory from the past four years is “student rehearsals, both as a choreographer and dancer, have been some of my fondest memories. Connecting and making lasting friendships throughout these rehearsals have been nothing short of amazing. And being able to create on such open minded, determined, and like-minded people has been such a gift and memories I will always cherish!”
Odin is from Virginia and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Odin’s favorite memory from the past four years is “traveling with the Mason fam to places like California performing a piece by faculty member Shaun D’Arcy and in New York performing a piece by faculty member Christopher d’Amboise. They made all the trips worth it."
Audrey is from Colorado and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Audrey’s favorite memory from the past four years was during “freshman year.. my class and I got in trouble at the Drive in Dance show for being too energetic and dancing too much while we were supposed to be tech crew. The most fun, crazy, funny and fun class in Mason School of Dance history was born that day!! Keep it up ‘24, I love you so much.”
Lauren is from Illinois and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Public Policy and Management! Lauren’s favorite memory from the past four years “has been dancing in my friends’ pieces! I love my class of 2024!”
Santos is from Virginia and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance with a minor in Graphic Design. Santos’ favorite memory from the past four years is “growing and flying with the class of '24!! It has been beautiful witnessing our artistry flourish these past 4 years. Love you all to the moon and back!”
Brianna is from Maryland and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Arts Management. Brianna’s favorite memory from the past fours years is “when my friends surprised me with brownies with candles on them for my 21st birthday. Then we had a huge dance party #24.”
Elizabeth is from Pennsylvania and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Journalism. Elizabeth’s favorite memory from her four years is “getting to dance Christina’s monster phrases with my class. Creating an insane amount of energy, cheering for each other, and dancing our hearts out to live music in the studios will forever be my favorite! (Plus the dance parties before and after class are always a bonus.) I love my 2024 family xoxo”
Alyssa is from New Jersey and will be graduating in May with a BFA in Dance. Her favorite memory from her four years is “when we dressed up as Harry Potter characters for Halloween and acted out all 8 movies in ten minutes.”
Morgan is from Florida and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Film and Media Studies! Morgan’s favorite memories from the past four years are “swirling and twirling with our professor, Christina Robson. Those were some of the brightest days of my time at Mason.”
Fabio is from Cuernavaca, Mexico and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. His favorite memory from the past four years was “laughing, partnering, and dancing in Christina’s class with all the 24 class!”
Anna is from New York and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Her favorite memory from the past four years was “when the curtain came down after the last number closing night of this year’s Gala. We all jumped and celebrated and truly soaked all our hard work in. This is a moment and feeling I will never ever forget.”
Natalia is from Florida and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Natalia’s favorite memory from the past four years is “hot seats in Senior synthesis. This is when our whole class got even closer than before, which I didn’t think was possible.”
Michael is from Virginia and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Arts Management. Michael’s “favorite memory from the past four years would probably be the dance parties before classes where we put music on and everyone goes crazy together!”
Sara is from Virginia and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Her favorite memory from her time at Mason is “creating so many meaningful and genuine friendships and sharing so many laughs every day. These are friends and memories for life! Here’s to us!”
Ella is from Washington state and will be graduating with a BFA in Dance. Many of Ella’s “favorite memories are taking class with the rest of 24. I love the random dance parties, singalongs during ballet, and cheering each other on!”
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